Car found half-submerged in Lebanon

LEBANON, Maine —The Maine State Police are still investigating an abandoned vehicle that was front end submerged in a body of water and reported at 2:33 a.m., on Saturday morning.

Lebanon Rescue Department, Lebanon Fire Department and the State Police responded to the intersection of Mills Road and Carl Broggi Highway, to find a Mitsubishi sedan with its front end submerged in a small body of water. Rescue officials checked the area but no occupants were found.

According to Lebanon Rescue Assistant Chief Jason Cole, it appeared the vehicle had been there for some time before anyone noticed.

“Our concern was if there were occupants in the car that had to get out into the water. We wanted to make sure no one was hypothermic,” Cole said.

The vehicle was registered to a resident in another community.Lebanon Rescue and Fire units cleared the scene at 3:04 a.m. Maine State Police stayed on scene awaiting a wrecker to remove the vehicle.The accident remains under investigation by the Maine State Police.